Klara Geywitz
Klara Geywitz (German pronunciation: [ˈklaːʁa ˈɡaɪ̯ʋɪt͜s]; born 18 February 1976) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) serving as Federal Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building in the Scholz cabinet since 2021.[1] She served as member of the Landtag of Brandenburg from 2004 until 2019, and is a Deputy Leader of the SPD since 2019.[2]
Klara Geywitz
Horst Seehofer (as Minister of the Interior, Building and Community)
Klaus Ness
Erik Stohn
Herbert Knoblich
Marie Schäffer
18 February 1976
Potsdam, Bezirk Potsdam, East Germany (now Germany)
Social Democratic Party (1992–)
- Politician
- Political Scientist
- Political Staffer
Early life and education[edit]
Klara Geywitz was born 1976 in Potsdam in the former German Democratic Republic. She studied political science at the University of Potsdam. In 1994, Geywitz became a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
Political positions[edit]
In 2020, following Thomas Oppermann’s death, Geywitz endorsed Dagmar Ziegler as his successor in the office of Vice-President of the German Bundestag.[17]
